Unboxing

After the pandemic uproots her family from their life in Peru, writer and CIIS MFA candidate, Sarah Rome, explores the significance of being boxed in for months on end in a city that still doesn’t feel quite like home. When a fortunate outing with her medically vulnerable son allows them to open up to the world again, a shared moment of wonder shines a light on the way forward. In this episode, we get to listen in on Sarah’s process of unearthing a deeply personal story from the random artifact she is given to work from.